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Sector voices concerns over paid-for inspections

Monday, December 1, 2014

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Nursery owners have stressed that paid-for inspections, while welcome, must not divert Ofsted from inspecting settings within the set timescales.

Exclusive: 'Avoid a Tesco curriculum', says leading academic

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

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Settings should avoid ‘a Tesco-delivery’ model of early years curriculum under the new Ofsted inspection framework, Professor Elizabeth Wood has warned.

'Unfair' disqualification rules for nursery staff removed

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Monday, July 2, 2018

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The Government has removed the disqualification by association rule for childcare practitioners in non-domestic settings and schools.

Ofsted annual report: Top marks for large groups

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Sunday, December 9, 2018

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Nurseries and pre-schools operating in large groups have a greater proportion of Outstanding grades, Ofsted’s annual report shows.

EXCLUSIVE: Early years provider fined for running illegal nursery

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Monday, July 10, 2017

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Ofsted has prosecuted a provider for operating a nursery in East London illegally, after a tip-off.

Nearly 1,000 children's centres not inspected

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Monday, January 22, 2018

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Action for Children says the Government is 'letting families down' as it finds that four in ten children's centres have not been inspected for over five years.

Ofsted statistics show an increase in providers exiting the sector since introduction of the 30 hours

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

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The first Ofsted figures on childcare providers and inspections since the introduction of the 30 hours, reveal there are 468 fewer nurseries and childminders than at the end of August 2017.

Childcare red tape review reveals confusion and high cost of regulation

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Friday, December 16, 2016

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Paperwork costs childcare providers more than £17m a year, a Government review into cutting red tape has found.

Ofsted annual report – Workforce crisis affecting children's recovery from pandemic

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

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Staff shortages in the early years sector are 'compounding' problems for children’s early years education, and must be urgently addressed, according to Ofsted’s annual report.

The Big Debate: Should Ofsted scrap the overall judgement grade for early years settings?

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

We asked two early years providers to share their views

Ofsted updates early years handbook to clarify how inspections can be paused

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Friday, January 19, 2024

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Ofsted has added guidance on when pausing an inspection may be appropriate within its Early Years Inspection handbook, as well as how an inspector should consider the wellbeing of staff.

TV exposé sparks calls for overhaul of Ofsted regime

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Monday, November 28, 2016

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The sector has called into question the effectiveness of Ofsted’s inspection regime following a TV report revealing safeguarding and health and safety failings at a nursery rated Good.

Ofsted annual report highlights changing childcare market

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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The early years sector is experiencing an ongoing fall in the number of childminders, while an increasing number of nurseries are becoming part of large national and international groups, Ofsted’s annual report has said.

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

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Ofsted has suspended all routine inspections of early years providers, schools and further education colleges.

Childminder numbers continue to fall in Ofsted pre-lockdown latest figures

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

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The latest Ofsted childcare providers and inspections report, to 31 March 2020, reveals childminder numbers continuing to fall, while nurseries and total childcare places showed little change.

Coronavirus: Ofsted plans to bring back EYFS learning and development requirements

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Friday, July 31, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years providers will need to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS in full after 25 September.

Co-operative Childcare nursery temporarily closed by Ofsted

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Monday, July 22, 2013

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The Co-operative Childcare's Blackbird Leys Nursery in Oxford has had its registration suspended by Ofsted following concerns about children's safety.

Co-operative Childcare nursery re-opens

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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The Co-operative childcare's Blackbird Leys Nursery has re-opened today after Ofsted suspended its registration.

Ofsted rebuffs FOI request for inspection data

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

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The Pre-school Learning Alliance has had to re-submit a freedom OF information request after Ofsted said that it would be too costly to provide the information on earl years inspections for the time period requested.

Guide to Ofsted’s new common inspection framework

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

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The new common inspection framework applies to all education inspections and will come into force from September 2015.

Fewer than half of children's centres 'good or better'

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

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Fewer than half of children’s centres in the latest round of inspections were rated good or outstanding, Ofsted figures show.

Ofsted brings 'requires improvement' inspections in-house

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Friday, September 26, 2014

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Ofsted’s own in-house inspectors will take on responsibility for re-inspecting 'requires improvement 'nurseries in place of outside contractors Prospects and Tribal, Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

Nurseries and childminders do better in inspections

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

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The number of nurseries and childminders rated good and outstanding increased in the last inspection period.

Out-of-school clubs judged against old criteria

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Monday, August 24, 2015

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Out-of-school clubs are being downgraded by Ofsted for failing to meet inspection requirements that are no longer applicable.

Graduate settings have little impact on children's outcomes

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Monday, February 13, 2017

| Nursery World

New research finds that attending an outstanding nursery, or one with graduate staff, has a limited benefit to children's educational attainment.

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Sector voices concerns over paid-for inspections

Exclusive: 'Avoid a Tesco curriculum', says leading academic

'Unfair' disqualification rules for nursery staff removed

Ofsted annual report: Top marks for large groups

EXCLUSIVE: Early years provider fined for running illegal nursery

Nearly 1,000 children's centres not inspected

Ofsted statistics show an increase in providers exiting the sector since introduction of the 30 hours

Childcare red tape review reveals confusion and high cost of regulation

Ofsted annual report – Workforce crisis affecting children's recovery from pandemic

The Big Debate: Should Ofsted scrap the overall judgement grade for early years settings?

Ofsted updates early years handbook to clarify how inspections can be paused

TV exposé sparks calls for overhaul of Ofsted regime

Ofsted annual report highlights changing childcare market

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures

Childminder numbers continue to fall in Ofsted pre-lockdown latest figures

Coronavirus: Ofsted plans to bring back EYFS learning and development requirements

Co-operative Childcare nursery temporarily closed by Ofsted

Co-operative Childcare nursery re-opens

Ofsted rebuffs FOI request for inspection data

Guide to Ofsted’s new common inspection framework

Fewer than half of children's centres 'good or better'

Ofsted brings 'requires improvement' inspections in-house

Nurseries and childminders do better in inspections

Out-of-school clubs judged against old criteria

Graduate settings have little impact on children's outcomes

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